Iconic institutions Victoria Racing Club (VRC) and G.H. Mumm will extend their trailblazing partnership, retaining G.H. Mumm as the official Champagne partner of the VRC and the Melbourne Cup Carnival ...

Jockey is chasing a historic third successive Melbourne Cup win Champion jockey Mark Zahra, who rode the last two Melbourne Cup winners, has revealed what it's like riding in Australia's biggest race.

Nomination: Melbourne Cup. Vauban is no stranger to Melbourne, having finished fourteenth in last year’s Melbourne Cup as the $5.50 favourite for the race. However, the consensus seems to be that he ...

He drops 5kg and if you forgive his run two starts ago on a soft track, then each of his other three starts this preparation have been encouraging. Why he can’t win: He could only manage fifth in a ...

The Melbourne Cup began in 1861 and has since become Australia's most iconic horse race. Over the years, it has produced incredible moments and records. Here's a look at some of the key facts ...

RACE 7 - Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m), 3:00pm Starting with last year's favourite, Vauban , who is fancied again and appears to be going as well as -- if not better than -- last year, entering with ...

Knight's Choice won the 164th running of the Melbourne Cup in a bruising result for punters on Tuesday, the rank outsider storming down the final straight to edge Japanese stayer Warp Speed in a ...

The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting the fine weather on Melbourne Cup day to stick around throughout Tuesday afternoon. As of 2.30pm, there was still just a five per cent chance of any rain ...

Melbourne Cup day is upon us. Here are all the details about what you need to know about the race that stops a nation at Flemington Track, including who are ...

The Melbourne Cup's prestige and pageantry makes it a bucket list racing event There is so much more to this story than the sound of hooves on the race track By DOMINIC KING ...

Anti-racing protesters and animal rights advocates are optimistic the tide has permanently turned against horse racing and fewer young people are watching the Melbourne Cup. But with the # ...